But when people are acting in contexts where their choices make no difference to whether individuals are harmed, there's a real risk that intervening is merely a way of being obnoxious and counterproductive, rather than being a courageous defender of justice. In those cases, it may be best to be friendly to wrongdoers, building credibility with them, partly in hopes that they'll be more likely to listen to arguments for changing their behavior.
What do you think about this argument for being friendly with people who make bad choices that don't make a difference? You might think that this is, in fact, what we should all do. If so, write an essay about why that is. Or, you might think that this isn't a good idea (maybe because you'd feel hurt if you found out that a friend thought of you in this way, or because you don't think that we should be okay with tolerating wrongdoing). Whatever the case, write an essay defending your view on the subject.

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The Answer is -Demonstrate an understanding of Budolfson's position on how we ought to act when others are involved in inconsequential wrongdoing.
-Include a thesis that's focused and appropriate given the assignment.
-Clearly and succinctly state the main argument for the thesis.
-Correctly identify and defend the argument's controversial premises using sound reasoning, well-chosen examples, insightful analogies, etc.

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